I like to start each year reading a Mike Shayne novel. The stories are hard to solve and uses real locations around Miami and Miami Beach at the time the stories are written. The books are now nearly impossible to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, the oldest Baptist church in Jacksonville. This photo is from 1997. This photo is from ‘Jacksonville: Reflections of Excellence’ by Deborah Gianoulis. Click here or below to purchase a copy of this book.
Here’s a birds eye view of a couple birds. Eagles, in fact. And their newly hatched babies. Live and non-stop. Tune in to see how the other side lives. http://www.dickpritchettrealestate.com/eagle-feed.html
This area has certainly changed since the image of this unmailed postcard was taken. this is the lighthouse at Ponce Inlet, just south of Daytona Beach. The trees have been cleared for more parking and a couple of buildings would[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s St Peter Catholic Church in DeLand. Click here to read the history of the church and visit the church’s website to plan a visit to this historic church.
Here’s the DeSoto Fountain in Coral Gables, Florida, which is the subject of this year’s Swampy’s Florida Christmas card this year. This photo was taken not long after it was finished being built. Will reveal the Swampy Christmas card over[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a featured ad in the Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal on December 10th, 1968. Shawn and Casto are out to murder you with laughs at the still existing Traders on A1A. Here’s what Traders and the hotel looks like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The trolley rolls along in Ybor City around 1910. This photo is from ‘Ybor City: The Making of a Landmark Town’ by Frank Trebin Lastra. You can purchase a copy of this book by clicking here or below.
This is Villa Zorayda in St. Augustine around 1884. It still stands today across from Flagler College and the Casa Monica, all three built by Henry Flagler. This structure, now a museum, was designed by Franklin W. Smith. This photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This image if from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe. You can get a copy of this book by clicking here or below.: https://amzn.to/2Xqr8j1
This is from the November 27th, 1961 issue of the Sarasota Journal for the Palmer First National Bank. The Palmer Bank was started by Bertha Palmer who did much to build up Sarasota by starting this bank and many activities.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Pioneer, Go Home! by Richard Powell My rating: 5 of 5 stars Part of my Florida collection – Can’t ask for more from a book than a great story, great writing and a consistent tone, in this case, of humor.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…